The Imo State Police Command has rescued 10 passengers abducted by gunmen who attacked two commercial buses in Mbaitoli Local Government Area of the state.
The command also recovered the two buses involved in the incident and intensified efforts to rescue other passengers still in captivity.
The buses, travelling from Ibadan, Oyo State, to Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, and Bende, Abia State, respectively, were attacked around 6:30am on Thursday at Umunoha, a location known as “No Man’s Land” in Mbaitoli Local Government Area of the state.
Among those abducted were some serving National Youth Service Corps members.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Henry Okoye, confirmed the incident and said operatives were on the trail of the suspected abductors.
Okoye said the exact number of passengers abducted was yet to be established, adding that 10 victims had so far been rescued.
He said the rescued victims were
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